Culture Yamashita Park in Yokohama City Yumi Imai I myself live near Chinatown and like to take the 10-minute walk from there... Yamashita Park is quite safe even at the night, so I sometimes bring a
Historical Yakushima - Shiratani Unsuikyo Chris Cooper Take in the magical forest, glimpse mossy boulders, free walking deer and be inspired like the artist from anime file Princess Mononoke, who did lots of
Culture The Miyazaki Shrine Forest - Part 1 Alex Scalzitti So, if you visit the Miyazaki Shrine Forest, you can make the “Sansha Mairi... It will take you about 5 minutes from the Miyazaki Station.
10 Festivals Aoba Festival Suzume Odori Justin Velgus Each spring 2000 dancers take to the streets to perform and compete during the Aoba Festival.
Entertainment Purikura Mecca Game Las Vegas Perri Silverstein Gaggles of girls flock to this arcade to make cute sticker pictures.
9 Gardens & Parks Kamakura's Wakamiya-oji Street Larry Knipfing Take your time, look around, and enjoy being in Kamakura!
Museums Hikone Castle Bryan Baier Hikone Castle, near Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, is one of the 12 remaining... display inside, but the beautifully gabled construction and views of Lake
13 Temples & Shrines Seisui Temple in Machida Cathy Cawood Carvings of dragons, people, flowers and birds extravagantly decorate a quiet wooden temple in Aihara that has the same kanji in its name as Kiyomizudera
